Our new appeal is to help Milo - a tiny little grey falabella pony , who only just comes up to Sue's knee. When he arrived he was so weak that our vet said ‘I don’t know how he has the strength to hold himself up’. Milo is emaciated. His teeth ...

Our new appeal is to help Milo - a tiny little grey falabella pony,
who only just comes up to Sue's knee. When he arrived he was so weak
that our vet said "I don’t know how he has the strength to hold
himself up". Milo is emaciated. His teeth are so infected that
you can smell him before you get to his stable. Added to this he has a
huge sinus infection and severe liver issues, is riddled with
arthritis, and has Cushings’ Disease, lice and worms.

It was a sad day when the horsebox drove onto the Sanctuary yard a
few weeks ago and two bedraggled little ponies were brought off -
here's the story of Milo and Toffee.

Both these ponies are horrendously thin and in such a pitiful state.
Toffee is a small Welsh pony; she is very skinny and has a thick
Cushingoid coat. (Cushings’ Disease is an endocrine disease that
affects the pituitary gland at the base of the spine and causes among
other things headaches, laminitis and low immunity). She has sores
under her coat, is crawling with lice and has a belly full of worms.

To be honest we weren’t sure where to start with little Milo when he
arrived. Even now we don’t know if he will pull through. One eye has
died and the other is so infected and sore that he keeps it clasped
close. It is hard not to cry when you look at this dear little pony
who has never done anything wrong in his life yet his whole body has
been abused and is so infected and sore. When he came in he didn’t
know what to do with himself and just stood with his head in the
corner of the stable – resigned to his fate.

Whilst financially things are hard we absolutely could not turn our
back on these two ponies, indeed the RSPCA who asked us to take them
were in agreement with their vet that the condition of these ponies
was so bad they should be put to sleep. The vet however then
recommended that Remus could give them a chance. We believe we can
give them care and love and comfort and that they deserve a chance to
learn that there is love and caring in this world. So many animals
(and indeed humans) come into this world and leave it never knowing
any kindness or softness. At least Milo and Toffee will know it!

Both ponies are quite old, in their late 20’s but already over the
last few weeks we are slowly starting to see an improvement, but they
need so much more work. Milo needs an operation on his teeth and
specialist eye drops. To have to get their weight on - but slowly and
safely - they are being fed hourly. Even now we don’t know if little
Milo will pull through but we certainly want to give him every chance
possible and already, despite only a few weeks at Remus we are
starting to see their characters emerge and Milo now feels safe enough
to come out from the corner. With specialist eye drops his sore eye is
now open. He has antibiotics and pain relief for his mouth and he just
loves someone sitting with him and gently stroking and soothing his face.

We find it hard to believe that people can still do this to such
innocent animals and every time you see them it tears you apart that
they should have suffered as they have. Toffee and Milo are just two
of the many thousands of horses and ponies out there suffering daily
and these two are the lucky ones who have found sanctuary and some help.

Please help us to help Milo – we need to raise £5,000 for his care
including his operation on his mouth and sinuses, a visit from
specialised ophthalmologists to see if they can help his eye and of
course the ongoing care of food, warmth, medications etc.

If you can help Milo this Christmas by giving us the chance to give
him a chance of life we would all be so grateful. If you can make a
donation towards the Milo Appeal please do so.

On behalf of both Milo and Toffee we thank you so much for taking the
time to read this and for any help you may be able to offer this
little pony.

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